Anti-death penalty advocates say Clemons case raises questions
The discovery of long-hidden evidence in a 19-year old murder case fuels hopes of death penalty opponents that the state will declare a moratorium on executions for two years. Reginald Clemons, Marlin Gray, and two others were convicted in 1993 of the rapes and murders of two St. Louis sisters who were thrown off a [...]
Budget cuts nothing new to State Agriculture Department (Special Series)
Long before budget cutting became the preoccupation of the legislature, lawmakers chipped away at the State Agriculture Department budget.“I don’t think there is any question about it that our Department of Agriculture does not have adequate resources to take care of the needs and grow the agriculture business in the state of Missouri,” says Rep. [...]
Edwards placed on probation
NASCAR has placed Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 car in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, on probation for the next three series events for a rule violation he committed during the race at Atlanta Motor Speedway on March 7. Edwards’ probation will run until April 14 of this year.Listen to NASCAR president Mike [...]
Tornado drill set for today postponed because of storm activity
The Missouri State Emergency Management Agency and the National Weather Service have postponed today's statewide scheduled tornado drill since there are some thunderstorm systems moving through the area.Jim Kramper, warning coordination meteoroligist for the National Weather Service in St. Louis, says, "When we have the threat of weather, even if it's not necessarily going to [...]
Big 12, Big East will square off in Yankee Stadium Bowl Game
Yankee Stadium will play host to the inaugural Pinstripe Bowl on Dec. 30, 2010. The Yankees announced at a news conference on Tuesday morning, with the Big 12 Conference and the Big East Conference.Both conferences are committed through 2013. The game will feature a matchup between the Big East team with the third-best conference record [...]
Did Rams tip their hand as to who they will pick in the draft?
The Rams signed a new defensive tackle Monday and with the addition of veteran quarterback Jay Feely, I think the Rams are leaning to taking a quarterback with the first round pick in the 2010 draft.Head coach Steve Spagnuolo will be reunited with veteran defensive tackle Fred Robbins, who has spent his last six seasons [...]
Cards come up short against Sox…Pujols to sit
St. Louis didn't get their first hit until the seventh inning, when Shane Robinson doubled off Manny Delcarmen. Robinson scored when Jon Jay just beat out a double-play ball. Daryl Jones doubled home two runs off lefty reliever Dustin Richardson to give the Cardinals the lead in the eighth, but the Sox rallied with two [...]
Royals hammered by the Reds
The Royals connected for two home runs in the three run fifth inning as Josh Fields, getting a shot at third base with Alex Gordon out with a broken thumb, hit a two-run shot and Kila Ka'aihue added a solo shot but the Royals fell to the Red 12-5.Starter Brian Bannister allowed one hit over [...]
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